Taking a Hard Look at the ‘Terror Memos’

The fact that my country is having this conversation brings tears to my eyes. The word "torture" is outside of what I can say of myself, my family, my friends. We abhor these acts by members of our country . We don't know how it has come to be that a US president and this administration says and does what they do. I want to scream, strike out, be so angry with them all that they will disappear. My country ius not honorable; we are in a very bad place.

TRANSCRIPT FROM A RECENT HIGH LEVEL CABINET MEETING


BUSH: "Come on, people, we gotta keep catapultin' the fear here.

CHERTOFF: ???Why do you say that, sir????

BUSH: ???Well, for two reasons: One, this Mukasey's kinda wimpy ---- probabaly doesn???t even wanna ???renditionize anybody???. And B, I can't leave office with people thinkin' I made up all this terroristism crapola. Be bad for my legsey as ???Merica???s decider. How 'bout them IUDs - Cherti-boy? Any way we can sell them thingies to America?

CHERTOFF: "Ah, that's IED, Mr. President. Improvised Explosive devices."

RICE: "Well, if I could interject --- I suppose IUD's could be a threat to national security, if they were stockpiled or cached. I mean, they COULD be weaponized."

CHENEY: (Whispering to Chertoff) "Jesus, somebody just tell this moron what IUDs are!"

CHERTOFF: "Mr. President, an IUD is an acronym for "intrauterine device. It's used for . . .":

BUSH: (Distracted, looking out the window) "Huh?"

RICE: (Interrupting) "What he means sir, is that the IUD is something that women insert in their, ah, private area --- it's for birth control."

BUSH: (Suddenly interested) "No, really? Damn thing blows up, does it?"

CHENEY: (Muttering to self as heart monitor beeps) "Oh my God."

CHERTOFF: "Mr. President, you're correct, though. The United States has not yet prepared a defense strategy against attacks on our soil by IEDs."

BUSH: (Suddenly fascinated with a hangnail) "That's it then --- we'll use the DUI thing ---- you know, to catapult the propaganda.???

BUSH: ???I'm hungry --- you guys wanna order out for Domino's? Taxpayer's treat (heh, heh)."

TRANSCRIPT FROM A RECENT HIGH LEVEL CABINET MEETING


BUSH: "Come on, people, we gotta keep catapultin' the fear here.

CHERTOFF: ???Why do you say that, sir????

BUSH: ???Well, for two reasons: One, this Mukasey's kinda wimpy ---- probabaly doesn???t even wanna ???renditionize anybody???. And B, I can't leave office with people thinkin' I made up all this terroristism crapola. Be bad for my legsey as ???Merica???s decider. How 'bout them IUDs - Cherti-boy? Any way we can sell them thingies to America?

CHERTOFF: "Ah, that's IED, Mr. President. Improvised Explosive devices."

RICE: "Well, if I could interject --- I suppose IUD's could be a threat to national security, if they were stockpiled or cached. I mean, they COULD be weaponized."

CHENEY: (Whispering to Chertoff) "Jesus, somebody just tell this moron what IUDs are!"

CHERTOFF: "Mr. President, an IUD is an acronym for "intrauterine device. It's used for . . .":

BUSH: (Distracted, looking out the window) "Huh?"

RICE: (Interrupting) "What he means sir, is that the IUD is something that women insert in their, ah, private area --- it's for birth control."

BUSH: (Suddenly interested) "No, really? Damn thing blows up, does it?"

CHENEY: (Muttering to self as heart monitor beeps) "Oh my God."

CHERTOFF: "Mr. President, you're correct, though. The United States has not yet prepared a defense strategy against attacks on our soil by IEDs."

BUSH: (Suddenly fascinated with a hangnail) "That's it then --- we'll use the DUI thing ---- you know, to catapult the propaganda.???

BUSH: ???I'm hungry --- you guys wanna order out for Domino's? Taxpayer's treat (heh, heh)."

TRANSCRIPT FROM A RECENT HIGH LEVEL CABINET MEETING


BUSH: "Come on, people, we gotta keep catapultin' the fear here.

CHERTOFF: ???Why do you say that, sir????

BUSH: ???Well, for two reasons: One, this Mukasey's kinda wimpy ---- probabaly doesn???t even wanna ???renditionize anybody???. And B, I can't leave office with people thinkin' I made up all this terroristism crapola. Be bad for my legsey as ???Merica???s decider. How 'bout them IUDs - Cherti-boy? Any way we can sell them thingies to America?

CHERTOFF: "Ah, that's IED, Mr. President. Improvised Explosive devices."

RICE: "Well, if I could interject --- I suppose IUD's could be a threat to national security, if they were stockpiled or cached. I mean, they COULD be weaponized."

CHENEY: (Whispering to Chertoff) "Jesus, somebody just tell this moron what IUDs are!"

CHERTOFF: "Mr. President, an IUD is an acronym for "intrauterine device. It's used for . . .":

BUSH: (Distracted, looking out the window) "Huh?"

RICE: (Interrupting) "What he means sir, is that the IUD is something that women insert in their, ah, private area --- it's for birth control."

BUSH: (Suddenly interested) "No, really? Damn thing blows up, does it?"

CHENEY: (Muttering to self as heart monitor beeps) "Oh my God."

CHERTOFF: "Mr. President, you're correct, though. The United States has not yet prepared a defense strategy against attacks on our soil by IEDs."

BUSH: (Suddenly fascinated with a hangnail) "That's it then --- we'll use the DUI thing ---- you know, to catapult the propaganda.???

BUSH: ???I'm hungry --- you guys wanna order out for Domino's? Taxpayer's treat (heh, heh)."

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